Canalicular Obstruction Clinical Trial
Official title:
Self-retaining Bicanalicular Intubation Stent Versus Bicanalicular Silicone Tube for Management of Canalicular Obstruction
The aim of the study is to evaluate outcomes of the use of self_retaining intubation set versus bicanalicular silicone tube in management of canalicular obstruction
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 40 |
Est. completion date | July 2021 |
Est. primary completion date | June 2021 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 16 Years to 60 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Patients with epiphora due to distal canalicular obstruction. Exclusion Criteria: patients with epiphora due to - Punctual stenosis - lid malposition - Intra-operative nasolacrimal duct obstruction - previous eyelid or lacrimal drainage surgery - untreated conjunctivitis, blepharitis. Dacrocystitis Proximal and mid canalicular obstruction. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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n/a |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Minia University |
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Comparison of SRSll and bicanalicular silicone tube in management of canalicular obstruction | compare improvement of epiphora according to Munk scale for epiphora grading Grade 0 No epiphora Grade 1 Epiphora requiring dabbing less than twice a day Grade 2 Epiphora requiring dabbing 2-4 times a day Grade 3 Epiphora requiring dabbing 5-10 times a day Grade 4 Epiphora requiring dabbing more than 10 times a day Grade 5 Constant epiphora And fluorescein dye disappearance test was graded according to Ozgur et al., scale according the time of dye clearance Grade 1 <3 minutes Grade 2 3-5 minutes Grade 3 >5 minutes | Baseline |